ListenMinnesota Now – This St. Paul high school class takes place in a giant sandbox
NINA MOINI: Most classrooms have desks, whiteboards and textbooks. But one new St. Paul Public Schools classroom has excavators, loaders and piles of dirt. The district’s new Sandbox classroom opened in May, giving seniors hands-on experience operating heavy equipment through a partnership with the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 49.
School leaders say it’s the first program of its kind in the Twin Cities, creating a direct pathway from high school into construction and operating engineer careers. Joining me now is Dusty Thune, a teacher at the Sandbox classroom. Thanks very much for your time this afternoon, Dusty…